On Saturday, Showtime returns with a rematch between IBF middleweight champ Arthur Abraham (26-0, 21 KOs) and Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KOs) in Hollywood, Fla., at 9 p.m. This one will be at the catch weight of 166 pounds, so Abraham's title will not be at stake. When these two met in September 2006, Abraham suffered a broken jaw, but still won a unanimous decision when Miranda was penalized throughout for low blows and head butts.

HBO goes up against its cable rival an hour later when Andre Berto (21-0, 18 KOs) takes on Miguel Angel Rodriguez (29-2, 23 KOs) for the vacant WBC welterweight title. That one came open when Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced he was retiring (for how long?) a month ago.

Berto, 24, is the fellow who was disqualified along with Cleveland's Juan McPherson at the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials in Tunica, Miss. Saturday's title bout takes place in nearby Memphis, Tenn., with the telecast starting at 10 p.m.

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Great fight to get this party started. Marquez wins a great fight, unanimous decision, 114-113 on all three cards. How I had it too. Lorenzo loses a point on a head butt too, that was the difference between this one being a draw on all the cards.

Marquez is limited, but gritty. This win gets him another decent payday fight, maybe against one of the other belt holders at middle, who would much rather beat him up then fight Kelly.

Classic moment in this one. After the 10th ended, these guys kept punching each other for a good 10 seconds after the bell rang.

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Arthur Abraham is the guy. The #2 middleweight in the world behind Kelly. He left no doubt about that, making waste of Edison Miranda in the 4th rd. A win that will get him a big payday, regardless of who it's against.

Great defensive boxer. Lethal counter puncher. Strong, in great shape. A legit contender.

My god ... please let Abraham/Pavlik happen in Cleveland.

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I watched the first Abraham-Miranda fight yesterday again also. He fought 7 rounds with a broken jaw. It was bleeding like a faucet and he didn't stop fighting or coming forward.
If Abraham-Pavlik goes down it's going to be a great fight, and a tough one for The Ghost.

FightDr wrote:Everybody wants to fight De La Hoya because of the payday.

I watched the first Abraham-Miranda fight yesterday again also. He fought 7 rounds with a broken jaw. It was bleeding like a faucet and he didn't stop fighting or coming forward. If Abraham-Pavlik goes down it's going to be a great fight, and a tough one for The Ghost.

Without a doubt. His effort in the first Miranda fight was heroic. And last night was dominating.

Abraham is a very strong defender. Great counter puncher. Type of guy that could give Kelly some problems.

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Berto looked terrific but Chazz 'The Gentleman' Witherspoon was gentlemanly in that it appeared he didn't believe in settling a dispute with his fists.

He was horrible.

I flipped between Berto's clinical destruction of Mikki Rodrigue and the Spike fights. I know it was free but tat was a mediocre card. Fiorovanti- Sanchez was enjoyable and Kendall Grove was impressive as well but that was three hours of not much else.

Berto looked terrific but Chazz 'The Gentleman' Witherspoon was gentlemanly in that it appeared he didn't believe in settling a dispute with his fists.

He was horrible.

I flipped between Berto's clinical destruction of Mikki Rodrigue and the Spike fights. I know it was free but tat was a mediocre card. Fiorovanti- Sanchez was enjoyable and Kendall Grove was impressive as well but that was three hours of not much else.

I watched Berto, was clicking back and forth to the Witherspoon destruction. Any boxer who's nickname is "The Gentleman" ... well, you saw what happened. Dude is a stiff.

That said, Arrealo looked semi-intriguing. Would like to see him fight Povetkin next. I still haven't seen a heavy that can give Klitcschko any shit. Never seen his next opponent (Tony Thompson) fight, but from what I've read, it should be another systematic destruction.

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Arthur's brother cost him 100K and was arrested for acting like a total punk after the fight.

While Miranda was still on the canvas being attended to by the ring doctor, Alexander Abraham, Arthur's brother, kicked Miranda in the head. That prompted someone from Miranda's corner to try to get into the ring with a folding chair. It took on a WWE twist. But this hatred and venom was real.

Alexander Abraham was arrested by the Seminole Tribal Police and later turned over to Broward County Sheriffs and taken to jail. He was awaiting bail late Saturday night. Arthur Abraham was fined $100,000 by the Florida State Athletic Commission for failure to control his entourage.